GALE Times Archive Subscription
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- N0018926QW204
- Agency
-
Naval Supply Systems Command
Department of the Navy, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513110 Newspaper Publishers
- PSC
- 7630 Newspapers And Periodicals
- Place of performance
- Newport, Rhode Island 02841, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Groton office issued a sole-source procurement notice on June 9, 2026, for a firm fixed-price contract with Gale Cengage Learning to supply an online subscription to the Times Digital Archive Collection, with challenges to the sole-source intent due by June 11, 2026, at 10:00 AM. The subscription covers the Times Digital Archive (1785–1985) and U.S. Declassified Documents for use by the Naval War College Library in Newport, Rhode Island. The contract period runs from August 30, 2026, through August 29, 2027, with four optional renewal years extending through August 29, 2031. The procurement is justified under FAR 6.302-1 because no equivalent alternatives exist; the collection is specifically configured to integrate with the Naval War College's existing electronic library systems (Alma LSP, Primo discovery, and Springshare) and librarians have invested substantial time cataloging and configuring the resource for patron access. Market research against mandatory sources including UNICOR, AbilityOne, and GSA yielded no comparable services. Any written challenges must demonstrate the availability of equivalent supplies meeting the government's stated needs and should be directed to mary.a.taylor263.civ@us.navy.mil. The government retains sole discretion to reject this justification and compete the requirement based on challenge responses.
Notice text
In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center Norfolk, Groton office intends to award a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price Contract to Gale Cengage Learning for the procurement of an online subscription to the Times Digital Archive Collection.
This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotations, however, any challenges to this sole source must be received in writing and sent to mary.a.taylor263.civ@us.navy.mil be considered by the government for the purpose of determining whether or not to compete the requirement. Challenges must include information sufficient to enable the Government to make a determination that an equivalent supply exists would meet the Governments needs as stated herein.
A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFQ N0018926QW204.pdf | ||
| Sole Source Justification At or Below SAT_GALE_Redacted.pdf |
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